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narLwav-rrcnn'r srnucrunn Application filed September 19, 119221.v Serial No. 501,8i37.

To (all whom t may ccncer'n Be 1t known that l, lllonnn FVosnnnen, a

citizen of the UnitedStates, residing stift Rich, Avenue, Monnt Vernon`,"N." Y., in the county of Westchester and State-of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in `Railway-Ticket Striicn tures, of which the following is a specifica` tion, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. Y i This invention relates to a railway ticket structure. l y

rllhe principal railroads of this country, which handlesuburban passenger business into commercial centers such as New York, Boston, etc., have more or` lessdiiiiculty in preventing the loaning or trafcking in commutation tickets, whichare sold at a very low rate per mile, such traiiicking resulting in considerable loss ofrevenne to the railroads. As a preventive measure, various protec` tive instrumentalities have been proposed;

but these either involve a complicated forni of ticket, or impractical identifying media.

rlhe object .of the present invention is to provide a novel but very` simple structure 1 whereby tickets sold to aV passenger cannot purchaser.

be' utilized by anyone other than the actual Another `Object within the contemplation of myinvention is the provision of a ticket-4 holder adapted for continuinguse and in which maybe insertedyeachmonth, say, a

commutation,ticketjwhich may be of such typeas tobe an essential component of the y entire structure :y That is toisay', .l provide a `holder and a ticket, the latterbeing replaceable inthe holder from` time to time, but there being substance-matter both on the holder and on the `ticket whereby an identiv fying relation is created and maintained between these two componentslafter the original issuance of the holder and the subsequent purchase ofthe monthly tickets which are insertable therein.,

With fthese and other objects in view, the

` y invention resides essentially in two oomponents, one a holder and the other a ticket,`

n the two beingsofoonstructed as to be asso'- ciable and each bearing markings common to g vthe other, jwhereby a definite relation, for

purposes of identication' may be established and maintained. lln other words,fthe invention comprises a combined ticket "and holder such as those illustrated,by way of exam- H plesfin the accompanying drawings; it

lholder being shown as partly open, and the ticket appearing in a raised position more clearly to illustrate certain substance-matter appearing on the inner faces of the holder;

Fig. 2 is al view in central longitudinal section of the holder and ticket, both fullsize and partially open;

Figs. 3a and 3b are face views ofthe two cover-members of the holder, the ticket being omitted;` 'l n Figsyla and ab are similar views of the ticket, by itself, and showingr its form and certain identifying substance-m`atter printed thereon; and

Figs. k5, 6, 6a and 7 are face views of the several elements of a modified form of ticket, but with similar identifying substancematter thereon.

Referring to `these drawings, the reference-nu1neral l designates, in general, the` holder or holdercolnponent, preferablyv of book-forrnand comprising two cover-meinbers 2 and? 3 and a connecting hinge-section AI. The holder may be 0f any required mate ri`al, f orm` and dimensions.` f

VThe cover-member 2 preferably has `on its f inner face, near the top thereof, a'photograph-receiving space 5 for the placement thereon `of thephotograph 6 of the ticket-- purchaser. Subjoined to the photograph, but independent thereof, and niountedon the inner face of the same cover-member, is a contract 7, preferably printed, and' which includes, inter alia, a covenant or clause which specificallyrefers to the photograph appearing above the contract and to the signature of the purchaser subscribed in a signaturereceiving v,space 8` at the end of the contract. This contract alsoY includes a covenant or clause tothe effect thatlthe as` sociated ticket is valid` only during the calendar monthspecified on its face. At the timeof issu ance `of this cover-,component and after the purchaser has affixed his or her photyograph thereon, theticket agentimpresses presently tobe explained.

ring substance-matter.

.a datingistamp 7 on the photograph and contract, after whichvit is impossible for the purchaser of the ticket to substitute a differ` ent photograph." In this way, also, the photograph and Subj oined contfact are additionally connected together.

The other cover-member 3 of the holder is formed with a pocket 9 for a purpose On the face of the pocket-component of the holder is printed, or` otherwise impressed, certain identifyi In the embodiment of the invention heredisclosed, this identifying matter appears printed on a lable 10, bearingthe name of the railroad` which sells the ticket,rlikewise the ldesignation of the associated ticket as amonthly commutation ticket;7 likewise the stations of the railroad between'whiehthe ticket Ais usable,and, lastly, the calender monthsvof the year with year-receiving spaces 11 and ticket-numberreceiving spaces 12 appearing, respectively, before and after the naine'of-each month on thelabel. y

is already set forth this invention includes twojcomponents, to-wit, the above-described yholder 1, and an` associable ticket 13, which will now be` described:

' The ticket of the type shown in `Figs. 4a and 4l includes a plurality of portions or sections,` certa-in of which bear printed mattei' corresponding to or having a ydetinite'relation with that appearing on one or the other of the aforementioned,faces of each cevermember. Tha-t is to say, this component includes a ticket-member ,13, a tab-member 14, and one or more coupon-members 15416. rlhese various elements or portions are' preferably integral' one with the other, but are scariiied at 17 so that they may be folded and in order that the coupons may readily be detached fromuthe ticket-member.

The ticket-member preferably `includes the name of the railroad, in the space 18; also the expression monthly con'imutation ticket, as at 19, or some similar designating term; a signature receiving space 20; 'a stationreceiving space 21; a month-year space 22; anda ticket-number, such as at 23. The year of-'issuance of the ticket is preferablyimpressed thereon, as at 24. All. of the foregoing preferablyl appears within a central space25 formed by lines 26. Paralleling such lines is a. second set of lines27 to provide trip-indicating spaces 28. Preferably, and as shown, these trip-indicating spaces form a margin about the central space, and are adapted to be punchedby a conductor in the usual manner.

. The tabelement is so formed and isy of such `dimensions'asreadily to be inserted in f the pocket 9.of thecover-member .3, and by reasonl of the fold, at 29, the ticket-component will have its printedface uppermost and aline with the photograph and contract on vmember into juxtaposition.

the cover-member 2. This brinA sl the signature-receiving spaces at the en of the contract and adjacent the upper end of the tir-ket- Hence, at a glance, the conductor may compare the signature atthe end of the contract with the signature on the ticket and, at the saine time, when punching the ticket, may compare the photograph attached to the cover-member 2 with the passenger. Thus, iiilentilication is readily established, and. this follows all through the use of each of the monthly commutation tickets from the beginning of the year to the end as such tickets are successively, each month, replaced in the coverinember 3.

ln Figs 5 (i, (Stand T, I have shown a modified form of ticket-component 32 which is usable with the cover-component already described: This component includes a cardelement 33, on the upper face 34 of which is printed the naine ofthe railroad, as at 35. the stations between which the ticket is to be used. at 36, and the legend Monthly coinmutation ticket, as at 37. On the opposite J side 37 of this card-element 33 appears the railroad conipanys name 38. the legend ident-lily commutation ticket 39, a signature-receiving space 40, the stations 41, and month-year indications 42v and 43, respectirely, and other usual .printed matter.

Secured to the card-element. as by wirestaples 44, is an agent"s stub 45, on which appears, in'ter alia, a signature-reeelving space 4G, the station-indications 4T.' etc. Underlying the stub 45 is a first-trip stub 48 which includes, among other data, a signature-rcceiving space 49, stamp-receiving space 5U, and a No 1-coupon'51.

This ticket-component 32, like the firstdescribed ticket-component 13, Ais insertable in the cover-component and each contains common matter which constitutes an identifying combination.

.in this instance, the two coupon-elements. integral with the ticket-member, are-detachable, onc being` the agents stub which includesa signature-receiving space BO, the names of the stations for which the ticket ali'ords passage, the month-year indication 31, and the ticket-number. these cinrespomline` withthe month-year indications on the ticlct-cornponei'lt as well as the ticket-ninnber also appearing thereon. Between-the agents stub coupon and the ticket-member is second coupon, bearing the month-year indication, the station-indications,'and the ticket-number.

By the use of the instrnmentalities constituting the holder-component in association with the ticket-component, it is possible for a railroad ycompany to protect itself against use of the ticket by anyone other than the bona tide owner thereof; hence the prevention of substantial loss is effected.

ll l) l Ul) natascia While I have herein described the two components as lconstituting an entity, when they are in the handset a purchaser; nevertheless, it is to be understoodthat each of the components is separable one from the other in order to enable replacement of the ticket-component in the holder-component from time to time as the railroad company issues the same. v

iVhat 1 claim is: a

`l.. A, ticket-structure including a holdercoinponent comprising a plura-lit 'oi' coverinelnbers hinged together, one oi: the niemhers having on one of its surfaces a photograph-receivingspace and with a delineated signature-receiving .space nfor identifying ownership of the structure with its owner, another ofthe cover-members having on one of its-surfaces the name of the railroad which issues the ticket-structure, the names of railroad-stations, a column of year-designations, a column of month-designations, anda column of delineated ticket-number receiving spaces; in combination with a ticketcomponent attachable to the holder-component and provided with a delineated signature-receiving space adapted to receive the saine signature as appears on the holder-component. v

2. A ticket-structure including a holdercomponent comprising a plurality of coverinembers hinged together, one oi' the members having on one oi' its suriaces a photograph-receiving space and with a delineated signature-receiving uspace ior identifying ownership of the structure with its owner, another of the cover-members having on one oi" its surfaces the name of the railroad which issues the ticket-structure, the naines oi' railroad-stations, a column of year-designations, a column of month-designations, and a column of delineated ticket-number receiving spaces; in combination with a ticket-component attachable to the holdercomponent and provided with a delineated signature-receiving space adapted to receive the same signature as appears on the holdercomponent and with a ticket-number, entry of which is made in one of the said ticketnumber receiving spaces on the cover-component. i l

3. A ticket structure including a holdercomponent comprising two cover-members, an d a hinge-section connecting the members, the holder-component having on one of its surfaces a printed contract and being provided with a photograph-receiving space, and with a delineated 4signature-receiving space juxtaposed to the contract; in combination with a ticket-component attachable to the holder-component and provided with a delineated signature-receiving space and a year-indicatiom a ticket-number, and appropriately-designated marginal trip-punch spaces.

e. A ticket structure including a holder and a ticket-component attachable to thc holder-component; the holder-componei'it comprising cover-members joined by a hinge-section; one ot the cover-members carnature-receiving space, with station-indications, Withmonth-year indications, and a ticket-number to correspond with that noted. after one oi' the calendar months on the holder-component. a

5. A ticket structure including a holdercomponent and a ticket-component attachable-to the holder-component; the holdercomponent comprising` two cover-members and a hinge-section connecting the two inembers, one of the members being provided on its inner face with a photograph-receiving space and carrying a printed contract provided with a delineated signature-receiving space; the other cover-member being formed with a ticket-attaching pocket and provided with a label having station-indications, names of the calendar months, and ticketnumber-receiving spaces adjacent the names of the months; the ticket-component being provided with a delineated signature-receiving space adapted to bejuxtaposed to the signature-receiving space oi' said contract, with station-indications, month-year indications, and a ticket-number.

'6. A ticket structure including a holdercomponent and a ticket-component attachable to the holder-component; the holdercomponent comprising two cover-members and a hinge-section connecting the two members, one of the members being provided on its inner face with a photograph-receiving space and carrying a printed contract provided with a delineated signature-receiving space; the other cover-member being formed with a ticket-attaching pocket and provided with a label having station-indications, names of the calendar months, and ticketnumber-receiving spaces adjacent the names of the months; the ticket-component being provided with a delineated signature-receiving space adapted to be juxtaposed to the signature-receiving space of said contract,V with station-mchcations, month-year indications, a ticket-number, and appropriately designated trip-punch spaces at the margin of the ticket-member.

7; A ticket structure including a holdercomponent and a ticket-component attachable to the holder-component; the holdercomponent comprising two cover-members and a hinge-section connecting the two lsaid members7 one of the"members being provided on its inner face with a photographreceiving space and carrying a' printed contract provided with a delineated signaturereceiving space; the other cover-member be' and detachable coupons carried by the ticket-member and each bearing the number on `the ticket-member, the station-indications7 and month-year indications, appearing on the ticket-member.

8. A ticket structure including a holdercomponent and a ticket-component attachable t0 the holder-component; the holdercoinponent comprising two cover-members and a hinge-section connecting the' two 'members, one ot the members being provided on its inner face with a photograph-receiving space and carrying a printed contract provided with a 'delineated signature-receiving space; the other cover-member being formed with a ticket-attaching pocket and provided with a. label having station-indications, names ofthe calendar months, and ticketnumber-receiving spaces adjacent the names of the months; the ticket-component being provided with a delineated signature-receiving space adapted to be juxtaposed to the signature-receiving space of said contract,

with station-indications,` month-year indications, a ticket-number, and appropriately designated trip-punch spares at the margin of the ticket-member7 and detachable coupons carried by the ticket-member and cach bearing the number on the ticket-member, the station-indications7 and month-year indications appearing on the ticket-member; the coupon-members being iioldable under the ticket-member` the latter carrying a tabmember insertable in the pocket of the holder.

9. A ticket-structure including a holdercomponent comprising` a plurality ot covermembers hinged together, one of the members having on one of its surfaces a printed contract containing conditions affecting use olt the ticket-structure` said cover-component being provided with a photographreceiving space andv with a delineated signature-receiving space for identifying ownership of the structure with its owner7 another of the cover-members having on one of its surfaces the name of the railroad which issues the ticket-structure, the names of the railroad-stations, a column oi year-designations` a column of month-designations, and a column of delineated ticket-number receiving spaces; in combination with a ticketcomponent attachable to the holder-component and provided with a delineated signature-receiif'ing space adapted to receive thc same signature as appears on the holdercomponent.

ln testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOREN F. VOS-BURGH.

lVitnesses:

HARRY PARRY,

IRVING M. TAYLOR. 

